Bits & Pieces #49
“I personally believe in Jesus Christ as my lord and savior, but I am also a killer. I’ve killed a lot and if I need to, I’ll kill a whole bunch more. If you don’t want to get killed don’t show
Category: Politics
The Politics of Ebola
As usual, the country is responding to the Ebla crisis the way they respond to everything else. PANIC! There is a leadership aspect to decision-making that has nothing to do with what the people want. The Ebola crisis is a perfect
Fear and Loathing Over the Middle East
The only solution the Middle East is going to get is going to have to be political and religious, not military. We can bomb the hell out of ISIS as long as we want and eventually it will become a recruiting
Ebola
The Ebola crisis continues to grow with panic in the streets and all kinds of dumb ideas adding to the ridiculous panic. A school has been closed in Mississippi because the principle had traveled to Zambia, a nation in Africa but
Has Obama Been a Good president?
Has Obama been a good President? Paul Krugman thinks he has. In fact he thinks he is one of the three most important presidents in modern history, mainly because of what he has faced and what he has accomplished. First
The Curse of Yellow Journalism
There are times when you just can’t get it right, when you just can’t please anyone, let alone everyone. Arthur L.Caplan’s column in the 8/6/14 Washington Post is a perfect example of that. The piece us titled, Why do
Immigration: It Never Ends
The Republicans, led by Botched up Boehner, have decided that there isn’t enough traction in the immigration question to get them through the 2014 election. This is mainly because they realize that their position won’t get them any new votes, especially from
Bits & Pieces #47
Watched a commercial for Koch Industries the other day on which they bragged about being all over the nation (like a huge octopus), and how they have created over 60,000 jobs for Americans. This is the biggest privately owned company in
The Reality of Union Opposition
There’s a lot o noise being made this week about Democratic advisors and appointees, leaving the administration and hooking up with anti union organizations. One is David Plouffe, Obama’s campaign manager, who is joining Uber, a limo service that
The Iraqi Tango
The big problem right now, is, of course, in Iraq – again. The President is doing the right thing at this point but it still seems short sighted. His plan to supply the Kurdish people trapped on Sinidar Mountain with